Scopelogadus capistranensis Ebeling 1962 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Melamphaidae

Full reference: A. W. Ebeling. 1962. Scopelogadus (?) capistranensis, a new fossil melamphaid (Pisces: Teleostei) from Capistrano Beach, California. Postilla 71:1-6

Belongs to Scopelogadus according to Ebeling 1962

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: YPM 3965, a skeleton. Its type locality is South of Capistrano Beach, which is in a Miocene offshore shale in the Capistrano Formation of California.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at South of Capistrano Beach

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